documented
documented — 名詞
1. a sheet or set of sheets carrying writing or print, usually issued by an authori
文件；證件
正式書面紙張；通常由機構發出
a sheet or set of sheets carrying writing or print, usually issued by an authority such as a government, school, or company, that records facts or grants permission.
Renata kept her birth certificate and other important documents in a small metal box.
Renata 把出生證明和其他重要文件放在一個小鐵盒裡。
noun: physical official papers held by an individual
The lawyer asked Femi to sign three documents before the property could change hands.
律師請 Femi 在房子過戶前簽署三份文件。
collocation: sign a document
Border officers checked every traveler's passport and travel documents at the small airport.
邊境人員在小機場檢查每位旅客的護照和旅行證件。
The historian found a fragile document from 1893 inside the old church safe.
歷史學家在老教堂的保險箱裡找到一份 1893 年的脆弱文件。
Without proper documents, Kabir could not open a bank account in his new country.
沒有正式證件，Kabir 在新國家無法開立銀行帳戶。
- paper
informal everyday term for any official sheet
- record
stresses long-term keeping of information
- certificate
a document that proves a specific fact, e.g. birth, marriage
文法句型
a document of [type]
official document
用法筆記
Subject is usually an institution (government, school, court) when the document is being issued; the holder is usually an individual when the document is being kept or shown.
常見錯誤
2. a file created on a computer, usually with a word-processing program, that holds
文件檔；檔案
電腦上儲存的文字檔
a file created on a computer, usually with a word-processing program, that holds text and sometimes pictures and can be opened, edited, and saved.
Asher opened a new document and began typing his school essay about climate change.
Asher 打開一個新文件檔，開始打他學校的氣候變遷作文。
verb pattern: open a document
Maeve saved the document to her desktop before closing the laptop.
Maeve 在關掉筆電前把檔案存到桌面。
common pattern: save the document to [location]
The teacher emailed a Word document with the homework questions to every student.
老師把一個附有作業題目的 Word 檔寄給每位學生。
Shirin could not find the document she had been working on last night.
Shirin 找不到她昨晚一直在編輯的檔案。
All the team's planning notes are kept in a shared document in the cloud.
團隊所有的計畫筆記都放在雲端的共用文件裡。
文法句型
open / save / close a document
Word document
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense exists only inside a computer or phone; you cannot hold it in your hand. Often preceded by the program name (Word document, PDF document, Google document).
常見錯誤
documented — 動詞
1. to write down, photograph, or otherwise keep a careful record of what happens du
記錄；記載
把事件過程仔細寫下或拍下供日後查閱
to write down, photograph, or otherwise keep a careful record of what happens during an event or process, so that other people can study or check it later.
Aoi spent six months documenting the daily life of fishermen in a small coastal village.
Aoi 花了六個月記錄一個沿海小村漁民的日常生活。
common pattern: document + activity over time
Hospital staff carefully document every change in a patient's condition.
醫院人員會仔細記錄病患狀況的每一項變化。
collocation: document every change
The journalist documented how the new law affected three families over one year.
這位記者記錄了新法律如何在一年內影響三個家庭。
Quan used his phone to document the protest, taking photos and short videos for the local news.
Quan 用手機記錄這場抗議，拍照和短片提供給地方新聞。
The harmful effects of the chemical have been well documented in many studies.
這種化學物質的有害影響在許多研究中已有詳實記載。
- ignore
to pay no attention and leave no record
文法句型
document + noun
document how / when / what / why + clause
well documented
用法筆記
Frequently passive ('be well / widely documented') when the focus is on the existence of a written record rather than who wrote it. Object is usually an event, change, or pattern — not a single short action.